Retrofocus wide-angle lens system

ABSTRACT

A compact retrofocus wide-angle lens systems for which aberrations are corrected favourably by using a positive meniscus lens with a large power as the first lens, negative meniscus lenses as second and third lenses and a thick positive lens as a fourth lens.

United S1 0 L 7- Nakagawa Filed:

RETROFOCUS WIDE-ANGLE LENS SYSTEM lnventor: Jihei Nakagawa, Tokyo, Japan Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo-to, Japan May 4, 1973 Appl. No.: 357,267

Assignee:

Foreign Application Priority Data May 10, 1972 Japan 47-46084 Sept. 6, 1972 Japan 47-89313 US. Cl. 350/214; 350/176; 350/215 Int. Cl G02b 9/62; G02b 9/64 Field of Search 350/214, 215

[111 3,884,556 [4 1 May 20, 1975 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,512,874 5/1970 Woltche 350/214 3.549.241 12/1970 Mori 350/214 X 3,635,546 l/l972 Mori Primary Examiner-john Corbin Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Cushman, Darby & Cushman [57} ABSTRACT A compact retrofocus wide-angle lens systems for which aberrations are corrected favourably by using a positive meniscus lens with a large power as the first lens, negative meniscus lenses as second and third lenses and a thick positive lens as a fourth lens.

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SHEET u 0F 6 u: at m: at at ZOE-985 Q9 at m9 at 9 at RETROFOCUS WIDE-ANGLE LENS SYSTEM BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION I. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a retrofocus wideangle lens system for a singlelens reflex camera.

2. Description of the Prior Art For conventional retrofocus wide-angle lens systems for single-lens reflex cameras with long back focal length, the overall length, diameter of the front lens and number of lenses are all large. When the number of lenses are large, flare tends to occur, various difficult problems are caused in manufacture and cost is high. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the number of lenses is large, aberrations have not been corrected satisfactorily. Especially, because of the large field angle, it has been impossible to obtain a lens system for which aberrations at the marginal field angle are corrected satisfactorily.

SUMMARY OF THE lNVENTlON It is, therefore, the principal object of the present invention to provide a retrofocus wide-angle lens system arranged by small number of lenses and having a small overall length and a front lens with a small diameter for which F number is F/3.5 to F/2.8 and field angle is 84 to 92 and for which aberrations are corrected quite favourably.

For the lens system according to the present invention, the first lens component L is a positive meniscus lens, the second lens component L and third lens component L;, are negative meniscus lenses, the fourth lens component L is a positive lens comprising a single lens, cemented lens or combined lens arranged with a small airspace, the fifth lens component L is a negative lens comprising a single lens, cemented lens or combined lens arranged with a small airspace, and the sixth lens component L is a positive single lens or the sixth lens component is divided into two positive lenses, that is, the sixth lens component L and seventh lens component L Besides, the retrofocus wide-angle lens system of the present invention satisfies the following conditions when reference symbol f represents the total focul length of the lens system as a whole, reference symbol f represents the total focul length of the first, second and third lens component, reference symbol D, represents the distance from the front surface to the rear surface of the fourth lens component L, and reference symbol D represents the distance from the front surface to the rear surface of the fifth lens component L For ultra-wide-angle lenses, there is a general tendency that negative distortion becomes large. To solve this problem, for the lens system of the present invention, a positive lens having a large power is used as the first lens component L, so that the angle between the principal ray from the lens component L, and optical axis becomes large in order to correct negative distortion effectively. Besides, for the lens system of the present invention, negative lenses with large powers are used as the second lens component L 'and third lens component L in order to make the angle between the principal ray and optical axis small, thus the diameter of the front lens is made small and offaxial aberrations are corrected favourably over a wide field angle. When negative powers of these negative lenses L and L;; are larger, the front lens diameter can be made smaller. But, when said powers are too large, it becomes difficult to correct aberrations favourably. To solve the above problem, it is desirable to make the total focal length f of the first, second and third lens components satisfy the condition (1). If this condition is not satisfied, that is, in case of 0.4f lf l it is advantageous to make the lens system compact, but it is difficult to favourably correct aberrations, especially spherical aberration and astigmatism. Besides, in case of |f 0.8f, a wide field angle cannot be achieved and, as a result, the lens system cannot be made compact. Furthermore, in the lens system of the present invention, a thick positive lens is used as the fourth lens component L in order to correct spherical aberration and astigmatism caused by the second lens component L and third lens component L which are negative lenses with large powers and, at the same time, to correct I23 distortion favourably. The fifth lens component L takes an important role to correct aberrations such as spherical aberration, astigmatism, etc. when distances from the front surface to the rear surface of the fourth lens component L and fifth lens component L, are respectively represented by D and D the fact to make their sum D D as shown in the condition (2), i.e., 0.5f D, D f, is effective especially for correction of aberrations. That is, in case of O.5f D, D undercorrection occurs for aberrations on the meridional plane and sagittal plane. In case of D D f, on the contrary, overcorrection occurs for said aberrations. The above-mentioned fourth lens L and fifth lens component L may be both arranged by single lenses respectively. But, it is also possible to arrange said lenses by cemented lenses of combined lenses with a small airspace. When the fourth lens component L is arranged by a cemented lens, chromatic aberration can be corrected more favourably. When said fourth lens component L is divided into two lenses leaving a small airspace between those two lenses, i.e., said fourth lens component L is arranged by a combined lens with a small airspace, it is effective to correct spherical aberration and, consequently, the aperture ratio can be made larger. By selecting a material with a small Abbes number for the fifth lens component L it is possible to favourably correct both longitudinal and lateral chromatic aberrations cooperating with selection of suitable materials for the first lens component L and fourth lens component L Finally, the sixth lens component L is a positive meniscus lens with its concave surface positioned on the object side and is effective for correcting spherical aberration and coma favourably. Though said sixth lens component L can be arranged by a single lens, the aperture ratio can be made still larger when this sixth lens is arranged as two lenses. In

this case, both of those two lenses are arranged by posi-.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I through FIG. 7 show sectional views illustrating compositions of the respective embodiments of the lens system according to the present invention; and

FlG.-8A..FIG. 88. FIG. 8C. FIG. 9A. FIG. 98. FIG. 9C. FIG. 10A. FIG. 108. FIG. 10C. FIG. 11A. FIG. 118. FIG. 11C. FIG. [2A. FIG. 128. FIG. 12C. FIG. 13A. FIG. 138. FIG. 13C. FIG. 14A, FIG. 148. FIG. 14C. FIG. 15A. FIG. 15B. and FIG. 15C show graphs illustrating aberrations of respective embodiments of the lens system according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiment l of the retrofocus wide-angle lens system according to the present invention is arranged as shown in FIG. 1. For this embodiment. a biconvex single lens is used as the fourth lens component L.,, a cemented negative meniscus doublet lens is used as the fifth lens component L and a positive meniscus lens with its concave surface positioned on the object side is used as the sixth lens component L Numerical data of said embodiment l are as give below.

Embodiment 1 d,=0.|86l m=l.72 V=4Z.I r 3.6691

(1;. 0.0698 It: 1.618 V: 63.4 r, 0.3214

zI,-, 0.0698 71,-, 1.713 11 54.0 r 0.3283

d 0.0931 n,, 1.11467 11,, 23.9 r... 0.6474

d =0.l220 n 1.6177 U =49.8 r 1.6938

f= 1.0 fn 1.6720 F l 3.5 112:! D =11; D; (lg +11 where reference symbols r through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols d, through d represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n, through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses. u through 11.- represent Abbes number of successive lenses. reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the whole lens system. reference symbol f represents back focal length of the lens system and symbol f represents the total focal length of the first. second and third lens component.

FIG. 8A, FIG. 8B. and FIG. 8C show aberrations (spherical aberration, sine condition. astigmatism and distortion) of'the above-mentioned embodiment I.

The embodiment 2 of the present invention is a lens system arranged also as shown in FIG. 1, i.e., in-the same way as the embodiment 1, and has numerical data as given below. FIG. 9A. 9B and 9C show aberrations of the embodiment 2.

Embodiment 2 (1 0.1666 H 1.72 v, 50.4 r. 3.2855 7 41;, 0.0625 n, 1.6177 v 55.1 r, 0.3050

' d 0.5071 n 1.6990 11.. 30.1 r,. 0.4433

d 0.0833 n 1.8467 1'; 23.9 r 0.6291

d =0.2453 n 1.6134 v =43.8 r 0.7l96

d 0.0083 r,- =2.ll889 F 1 z 3.5 f12:1="0.5964 4 7 D,-, (1,, +11

where reference symbols r, through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols d I through d represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses and 11 through 11 represent Abbe's number of successive lenses.

For the lens systems of the above-mentioned embodiment 1 and embodiment 2, the concave side of the surfaces r r r and r of the fifth lens component L and sixth lens component L are facing the stop which is provided between the fourth lens component L and fifth lens component L in order to favourably correct distortion which is a weak point of ultra-wide-lens systems.

The embodiment 3 of the present invention is a lens system as shown in FIG. 2. In this embodiment 3, a biconvex single lens is used as the fourth lens component L and a biconcave single lens is used as the fifth lens component 1. Besides, instead of the sixth lens component L of the embodiments 1 and 2, two positive meniscus lenses, the sixth lens component L and seventh lens component L are used. Numerical data of the embodiment 3 are as given below and its aberrations are shown in FIG. 10A, FIG. 10B and FIG. 10C.

Embodiment 3 11, =0.1s5s r1,=1.72 v, 42.1 r: 1.2365

where reference symbols r through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses. reference symbols d through d represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis. reference symbols n through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses and 11 through 1 represent Abbc's number of successive lenses.

Seidels aberration coefficients of the abovementioned embodiment 3 are as given in the table below.

1n the above table. reference symbol 8 represents spherical aberration, reference symbolv F represents coma, reference symbol C represents astigmatism, reference symbol P represents curvature of field and reference symbol E represents distortion.

The embodiment 4 of the present invention is a lens system as shown in FIG. 3 and its fourth lens component L is a biconvex single lens. fifth lens component L is a cemented biconcave doublet lens. and sixth lens component L and seventh lens component L are both positive meniscus lenses. Numerical data of the embodiment 4 are as given below and FIG. 11A. P10. 118. and FIG. 11c show aberrations of the embodiment 4.

Embodiment 4 where reference symbols r through r, represent radii of curvature of successive lenses. reference symbols :1, through (1 represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses and 1 through 14. represent Abbes number of successive lenses.

Seidels aberration coefficients of the abovementioned embodiment 4 are as given in the table below.

B F C P E 1 0.2488 0.0204 0.0713 0.4227 0.1271 2 0.0089 0.3441 0.0553 0.1425 1.2539 3 0.0001 0.1082 0.0055 0.2246 0.9628 4 4.7694 0.0378 0.4245 0.9233 0.0855 5 0.6692 0.1920 0.3584 0 3098 0.2688 6 l7.2745 0.0003 0.0715 09021 0.0037 7 12.0612 0.2188 1.6244 0.4520 0.0903 8 0.0398 0.0667 0.0515 0 2076 0.3550 9 0.0007 0.0143 0.0031 0.0955 0.3747 10 l.7510 0.0000 0.0086 0.0333 0.0002 1 1 2.9099 1.0067 1.71 15 0.1876 0.7024 12 0.0840 0.3708 0.1765 0.1656 0.4312 13 7.4630 0.0216 0.40l7 0.6158 0.0343 14 0.0021 0.0547 0.0108 0.0096 0.2286 15 7.6414 0.0305 0.4828 0.3285 0.0227 2 1.5098 0.0183 0.0347 0.1209 0.2045

The embodiment 5 of the present invention is a lens system as shown in FIG. 4 and its fourth lens component L is a positive meniscus lens, fifth lens component L is a cemented negative meniscus doublet lens, and sixth lens component L and seventh lens component L, are both positive meniscus lenses. Numerical data of the embodiment 5 are as given below and FIG. 12A, FIG. 12B and FIG. 12C show aberrations of theembodiment 5.

Embodiment 5 (1, 0.1292 n, 1.72 v, 50.4 r- 2.5745

d 0.4295 n. 1.6261 11., 39.1 r,. 3.8596

d 0.0473 r, l .5 176 d 0.0737 n,- 1.6968 11, 55.6 r -0 d 0.0753 n,. 1.734 v 51.5 r l .3 37

l.() f 1.4473 I 112:1 -(1.701

where reference symbols r through r represent radii of curvature of successive lens, reference symbols (1, through d represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses and 11, through 11,, represent Abbes number of successive lenses.

Seidels aberration coefficients of the abovementioned embodiment 5 are as given in the table below.

nent L is a cemented positive meniscus doublet lens, fifth lens component L is a cemented negative menis- (us doublet lens, and sixth lens component L and seventh lens component L are both positive meniscus lenses. Numerical data of the embodiment 6 are as given below and FIG. 13A, FIG. 13B and FIG. 13C show aberrations of the embodiment 6.

Embodiment 6 (I, 0.1292 n, 1.72 V. 50.4 r, 2.5703

d -,=0.0388 n 1.618 v =63.4 r 0.3275

d 0.0388 n;, 1.6485 v 53.0 r 0.5965

(1, 0.0396 n; 1.6676 v 41.9 r 0.5388

d,.=0.3785 n 1.6261 v .,=39.l r, 3.1889

- d 0.1498 n 1.762 m, 40.2 r 0.8097

d 0.0737 n 1.6968 v, 55.6 r -0.5633

d =0.0753 n,,= 1.734 v ,=5I.5 r -l.4308

l. f 1.4549 fun 0.7 14 D d 11,. 5 w u where reference symbols r through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols d through d represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n. through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses and 11, through :1 represent Abbes number of successive lenses.

The embodiment 7 of the present invention is a lens system as shown in FIG. 6 and its fourth lens component L is a cemented triplet positive meniscus lens, fifth lens component L is a cemented negative menis- B F C P E 1 0.4191 0.0332 0.1179 0.5018 0.1505 2 0.0164 0.4047 0.0816 0.l626 1.2010 3 0.0002 0.2328 -0.0065 0.2583 0.9205 4 12.1441 0.1884 1.5126 1.l63l 0.1683 5 1.1900 0.2110 0.5010 0.2626 0.1994 6 13.5588 0.0190 0.5080 0.6857 0.0264 7 12.1022 0.1535 1.3628 0.4920 0.0727 8 0.73 l 3 0.3950 0.5375 0.0998 0.3636 9 1.7969 0.5400 0.9850 0.2361 0.4254 10 0.1980 0.0078 0.0393 0.0167 0.0049 1 1 3.0588 0.8919 l.65 17 0.2647 -0.6245 12 0.0009 0.2467 0.0149 0.2706 0.3952 13 9.9922 0.0844 0.9183 0.7307 0.0749 14 0.0432 0.1250 0.0735 0.0223 0.2507 15 5.5384 0.1624 0.9483 0.3037 0.0798 2 1.3217 0.0241 0.0746 0.0997 0.2174

The embodiment 6 of the present invention is a lens system as shown in FIG. 5 and its fourth lens compocus doublet lens. and sixth lens component L and seventh lens component L are both positive meniscus lenses. Numerical data of the embodiment 7 are as given below and FIG. 14A. FlG 14B and FIG. 14C show aberrations of the embodiment 7.

Embodiment 7 d, 0.0395 n. 1.6676 1 41.9 r 0.5353

11,,=0.1845 n 1.6261 v 39.1 r,, 2.1167

d 0.0823 n 1.8052 11,, 25.4 r 1.5350

d 0.0038 r -12l.6048

d =0.0752 1.734 v 51.5 r ='l.4855

f= 1.0 f 1.4536 fun .688 D d '1' L1,, 1'' :1 5 11 12 where reference symbols r, through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols d through d represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses and 11, through 1 represent Abbes number of successive lenses.

The embodiment 8 of the. present invention is a lens system as shown in FIG. 7. The fourth lens component L, of this embodiment is a combined lens comprising a cemented positive meniscus doublet lens and a positive meniscus lens arranged leaving a small airspace between each other. The fifth lens component L is a cemented negative meniscus doublet lens. The sixth lens component L and seventh lens component L, are both positive lenses. Numerical data of the embodiment 8 are as given below and FIG. A, FIG. 15B and FIG. 15C show aberrations of the embodiment 8.

Embodiment 8 d, 0.1290 n. 1.72 11, 50.4 r; 2.5729

d =0.0387 n 1.618 v ==63.4 r., 0.3300 0 d, 0.0387 n 1.6485 11,-, 53.0 r 0.5789 d 0.1095

Embodiment 8 Continued -r,,=0.535l v .1,.=0.1753 n,,= 1.6261 u,=39.1 r, 1.9263 d. 0.0082 r 1.7459

d1 0.2058 n, 1.6237 v, 46.9 r 3.621

11,, 0.1569 n, 1.762 11 40. r O.8()88 11.. 0.0472 r l l (1,, 0.0735 n, 1.6968 v, 55.6 r 0.5 2

f= 1.0 1.4480 [12:1 0.693 D, :1 (1,, 41 D 6 (/12 1:1

nent L as in the case of the above-mentioned embodiv ment 8, it is effective for correction of offaxial aberrations to make the power caused at the airspace small. For this purpose it is desirable to select radii of curvatures of surfaces in front and rear of said airspace to satisfy the formula 0.5 ra/ra' 2 when reference symbols r and r.,- (i.e., reference symbols r and r for the embodiment 8) respectively represent said radii of curvatures. lf said radii of curvatures are not in the above-mentioned range, it is unfavourable especially for correcting coma. Besides, when using a cemented doublet lens as the fifth lens L as in cases of the embodiments 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, it is desirable to make arrangements as follows. That is, when the cemented surface of said cemented lens is represented by reference symbol r,,, it is desirable to arrange said cemented surface r,, so that the concave surface is positioned on the stop side provided between the fourth lens component L and fifth lens component L i.e., so that it becomes r 0. Besides, when reference symbols m, and m, respectively represent refractive indexes of the front and rear lenses of said cemented doublet lens, it is desirable to arrange so that the relation of said refractive indexes becomes n n 0.1. These arrangements are effective especially for favourably correcting sagittal coma aberration.

1 claim:

1. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system consisting of a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component means having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens component means having a negative refractive power, a sixth lens component being a positive lens, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system satisfying the following conditions:

f 1 f... l f. 7.... 0

where reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the lens system as a whole, reference symbol f, represents the total focal length of said first, second and third lens components, reference symbol D, represents the distance from the front surface to the rear surface of said fourth lens component means and reference symbol D represents the distance from the front surface to rear surface of said fifth lens component means.

2. A retrofocus wide ang1e lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens,- a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a positive lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, a sixth lens component being a positive single lens, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:

d,=0.l861 n =1.72 V=42.1 r. 3.6691

:I-,=0.5915 n 1.5955 tq= 39.2 r -0.4401

d 0.2688 n, 1.6166 11., 36.6 r -0.8825

' d =0.1220 n =1.6177 v-,=49.8 r 1.6938

.0 f =1.6720 F 1 13.5 flan -0.487 4 1 5 iv ie where reference symbols r through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols d, through 11,-, represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n, through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses, v through :1 represent Abbes number of successive lenses, reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the whole lens system, reference symbol f represents back focal length of the lens system and symbol f represents the total focal length of the first, second and third lens components.

3. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being apositive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a positive lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, a sixth lens component being a positive single lens, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:

Continued d 0.0625 n 1.6177 v; 55 1 r, 0.3050

11 0.0625 n 1.713 v 54.0 r 0.3134

d =0.2453 n,.= 1.6134 v,,=43.8 r -0.7l96

d =01099 n 1.6134 v;=43.8 r -1.0955

f= 1.0 f 1.6128 F 1 3.5 f -0.5964 D, :1 s 1! lll where reference symbols r, through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols d through 11 represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses, 11 through represent Abbes number of successive lenses, reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the whole lens system, reference symbol f represents back focal length of the lens system and symbol f represents the total focal length of the first, second and third lens components.

4. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a positive lens, a fifth lens component being a negative lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:

:1 0.1858 n =1.72 v, =42.1 r 3.2365

(1;, 0.0697 n; 1.618 v 63.4 r. 0.4107

d =0.0697 n,-,= 1.713 v =54.0 r 0.4124

(1 mm 1.5955 11 39.2 r ==0.7086

d =0.2164 n 1.8467 v .,=23.9 r 3.8385

d 0.0929 n 1.618 m, 63.4 r 0.6649

d =0.1254 n,= 1.618 v =63.4 r 0.9824

f= 1.0 f 1.7335 F 1 t 3.5 f ---0.648 4 3 1 D d where reference sumbols r through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols d,-

through d represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols r1 through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses, :1, through 1 represent Abbe's number of successive lenses, reference symbol frepresents the total focal length of the whole lens system. reference symbol f represents back focal length of the lens system and symbolf represents the total focal length of the first, second and third lens components.

5. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a positive lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:

d-,=0.371l n 1.6141 v. =55.0 r =l.8323 d 0.1028 r 4.5279

l,,=0.2536 n 1.7618 1 27.1 r =-0.4098

d =0.l016 n =1.6l8 I =63.4 r -0.62(

d 0.0976 11,. 1.618 11,, 63.4 r l.l6 8

F l 2.8 f -0.689

where reference symbols r through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols d, through (1,, represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses, v, through 11,; represent Abbes number of successive lenses, reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the whole lens system, reference symbol f represents back focal length of the lens system and symbol f represents the total focal length of the first, second and third lens components.

I 6. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:

1,=0.1292 n,=17 v, =50.4 r 2.5745

4,, 0.0388 n, 1.018 p, 63.4 5 r, 0.3284

4,, 32 0.0388 n, 1.6485 v, 53.0 n, 0.5737

1.,=0.1037 r, 0.7825 10 d, 0.4295 n, 1.0201 11.. 39.1

f= 1.0 f,, 1.4473 f 0.701 0, =21 25 D0 1: m

where reference symbols r, through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols a through d represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses, 11 through 11 represent Abbe's number of successive lenses, reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the whole lens system, reference symbol f represents back focal length of the lens system and symbol f represents the total focal length of the first, second and third lens components. I

7. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a cemented positive doublet lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wideangle lens systems having the following numerical data:

r 0.8404 a, 0.1292 n, 1.72 111 5034 d -,=0.0388 n 1.618 v =63.4 r 0.3275

d, 32 0.3785 n, 1.6261 1 39.1 r, 3.1889 s d 0.0517 r l.5540

d 0.1498 n 1.762 17,, 40.2 r 0.8097

(1,, 0.0932 n; 1.8052 v 25.4 5 r 1.5325

-Continued where reference symbols r through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols d, through d represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols n, through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses, v, through :1 represent Abbes number of successive lenses, reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the whole lens system, reference symbol f represents back focal length of the lens system and symbol f represents the .total focal length of the first, second and third lens components.

8. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a cemented positive triplet lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wideangle lens system having the following numerical data:

d,=0.l290 n 1.7 v,=50.4 'r- 2.5764

(1;, 0.0387 n; 1.618 V; 63.4 r, 0.3282 I d 0.0387 n 1.6485 I 53.0 r 0.5629

d 0.0395 n, 1.6676 1 41.9 r, 0.5353 I d,.=0.1845 1.6261 v,,=39.l r 2.1 167 d 0.2064 n 1.6237 I! 46.9 r 3.8690

d 0.1570 n, 1.762 11 40.2 r 0.809

d 0.0823 n 1.8052 11,. 25.4 r 1.5350

d 0.0736 m, 1.6968 v 55.6 r -0.5545

' d 0.0038 r =121.6048 v d 0.0752 n 1.734 v 51.5 r -1.4855

f 1.4536 f 0.688 D; d, d d, 5 u r:

where reference symbols r through r represent radii of curvature of succcessive lenses, reference symbols d I through d represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lenses on the axis, reference symbols :1 through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses, 11, through v represent Abbes number of successive lenses, reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the whole lens system, reference symbol f represents back focal length of the lens system and symbol f represents the total focal length of the first, second and third lens components.

9. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a combined lens comprising a positive doublet lens and a positive lens arranged leaving a small airspace, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:

d 0.1290 n, 1.72 v, 50.4 r 2.5729

d =0.0387 n 1.618 v =63.4 r 0.3300

d =0.1753 n 1.6261 v =39.1 r 1.9263

d 0.2058 m; 1.6237 I! 46.9 r 3.6218

11 0.1569 r1 1.762 v 40.2 r 0.8088

d 0.0889 n 1.8052 :1, 25.4 r 1.4895

d 0.0735 n 1.6968 11 55.6 r 0.5552 d 0.0038 r 28.8360

11,-, 0.0752 n 1.734 v 51.5 r 1.5345

f= 1.0 f 1.4480 f 0.693 D =d +d +d 5 12 b! where reference symbols r, through r represent radii of curvature of successive lenses, reference symbols d through d 11 represent thickness of successive lenses and distances between lens on the axis, reference symbols n through n represent refractive indexes of successive lenses, v, through 11 represent Abbes number of successive lenses, reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the whole lens system, reference symbol f represents back focal length of the lens system and symbol f represents the total focal length of 18 sents the distance from the front surface to the rear surface of said fourth'lens component means and reference symbol D represents the distance from the front surface to the rear surface of said fifth lens component means. 

1. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system consisting of a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component means having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens component means having a negative refractive power, a sixth lens component being a positive lens, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system satisfying the following conditions: 0.4f < f123 < 0.8f, f123 < 0 0.5f < D4 + D5 < f where reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the lens system as a whole, reference symbol f123 represents the total focal length of said first, second and third lens components, reference symbol D4 represents the distance from the front surface to the rear surface of said fourth lens component means and reference symbol D5 represents the distance from the front surface to rear surface of said fifth lens component means.
 2. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a positive lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, a sixth lens component being a positive single lens, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:
 3. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a positive lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, a sixth lens component being a positive single lens, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens sysTem having the following numerical data:
 4. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a positive lens, a fifth lens component being a negative lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:
 5. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a positive lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:
 6. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, and sixth aNd seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:
 7. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a cemented positive doublet lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens systems having the following numerical data:
 8. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a cemented positive triplet lens, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:
 9. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system comprising a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a fourth lens component being a combined lens comprising a positive doublet lens and a positive lens arranged leaving a small airspace, a fifth lens component being a cemented negative doublet lens, and sixth and seventh lens components being positive lenses, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system having the following numerical data:
 10. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system consisting of a first lens component being a positive meniscus lens, a second lens component being a negative meniscus lens, a third lens component being a negative meniscus lens, fourth lens component means having a positive refractive power, fifth lens component means Having a negative refractive power, a sixth lens component being a positive lens, and a seventh lens component being a positive lens, and said retrofocus wide-angle lens system satisfying the following conditions: 0.64f < f123 < 0.72f, f123 < 0 0.65f < D4 + D5 < 0.84f where reference symbol f represents the total focal length of the lens system as a whole, reference symbol f123 represents the total focal length of said first, second and third lens components, reference symbol D4 represents the distance from the front surface to the rear surface of said fourth lens component means and reference symbol D5 represents the distance from the front surface to the rear surface of said fifth lens component means. 